Specialist Clinical Trials Pharmacist

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 51,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days NHS leave (+bank holidays)

On-site nursery

NHS discounts

NHS Pension

Job summary

The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Pharmacist Clinical Trials (Band 8a) for 31 hours per week (0.83 WTE) with on-site working and weekend/on-call duties. The role combines haemato-oncology expertise with leadership and service development within the Clinical Trials Pharmacy team.

You will ensure GCP compliance, manage IMPs, support trial delivery, and drive cost‑effective, safe medicines use across trials, wards and units.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and supporting the Clinical Trials service in accordance with UK Clinical Trial Regulations and GCP guidelines, ensuring a high-quality service to patients and staff.
• Leading and managing all aspects of trial medicines management within the Dispensary, Day Units, and Wards, ensuring supply of IMPs adheres to current legislation and best practice.
• Providing highly specialised pharmaceutical and clinical advice for all trial medicines to clinicians, investigators, and research staff across all specialisms.
• Collaborating with the research team to advise on prescribing and managing adverse events of IMPs per the trial protocol.
• Leading the pharmacy clinical trials team in education, training, and clinical governance for new and active trials.
• Providing a framework for safe, efficient, and cost-effective use of medicines within the Clinical Trials service through education, procedures, policies, and guidelines.

Job description

Senior Pharmacist Clinical Trials (Band 8a) 31 hours/week (0.83 WTE) including weekend and on call duties, with an expected Monday to Friday on site working pattern

Are you a skilled and experienced Clinical Trials Pharmacist with a background in cancer services? Are you ready to lead change and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team? Do you have the ambition to drive service improvements and develop a high-quality clinical trials pharmacy service?

An exciting opportunity has arisen at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a highly skilled, experienced, and enthusiastic specialist pharmacist to join our Clinical Trials Pharmacy team.

This role offers a unique chance to make a meaningful impact by combining advanced clinical trials and haemato-oncology expertise with leadership and service development.

We are seeking an individual with strong clinical knowledge, exceptional interpersonal skills, and a passion for excellence. In this challenging but rewarding role, you will work as part of the research delivery team to ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice (GCP), manage pharmaceutical aspects of trials, evaluate cost-effectiveness, and support the safe and efficient delivery of investigational medicines.

An informal visit by interested candidates is encouraged.

Main Duties Of The Role Include

• Maintaining and supporting the Clinical Trials service in accordance with UK Clinical Trial Regulations, the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulation 2004 (EU Clinical Trial Directive) and subsequent updates, along with ICH GCP guidelines and departmental procedures, ensuring a high-quality service to patients and staff


• Leading and managing all aspects of trial medicines management within the Dispensary, Day Units, and Wards, ensuring the supply of Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) adheres to current legislation and best practice guidelines, safeguarding patients, staff, and the Trust


• Providing highly specialised pharmaceutical and clinical advice for all trial medicines to clinicians, investigators, and research staff across all specialisms.


• Working closely with the research team to provide highly specialist advice on prescribing and managing adverse events of IMPs in line with the clinical trial protocol.


• Leading the pharmacy clinical trials team in education, training, and clinical governance for new and active clinical trials.


• Providing a framework for the safe, efficient, and cost-effective use of medicine resources within the Clinical Trials service through education and training, procedures, policies, guidelines, and medicines usage information.


• Leading on pharmacy aspects related to the maintenance of cancer and non-cancer clinical trials on the designated EPMA systems.

Benefits Of Working With Us

• 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays) if you are new to the NHS, progressing to 33 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)


• On-site nursery, welcoming all children aged between six weeks to five years, including those with special needs. Opening times 7.00am to 6.00pm. Staff discounted rates are offered on fees.


• Access to trust health and wellbeing initiatives – financial wellbeing, trust Wellbeing Hub and Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First Aiders available on-site.


• Access to exclusive benefits for you and your family including NHS discounts at various retailers, restaurants and leisure facilities.


• Occupational Health Department which promotes and protects the physical and psychological wellbeing of all employees at the trust.


• A variety of staff networks – LGBTQ+ Network, Multicultural network, Disability and Wellbeing Network (DAWN), Nepalese Network, Women’s Empowerment Network, Menopause support group.


• NHS Pension Scheme – providing a range of benefits including life assurance.